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Common Name:
Staghorn Sumac

Scientific Name:
Rhus typhina 'Tiger Eyes'

Type: Deciduous shrub

Size: Height: 12 ft, Spread: 15 ft form

Habit: Upright spreading

Foliage:

  • Bright red fall color
  • New foliage emerges lime-green and turns a beautiful golden-yellow as it matures. Lacy foliage drapes down from upright angled branches.

Culture: Full sun

Other:

  • Grows rapidly
  • Tolerates moist exposures and poor soil but is short-lived.
  • Red mid-vein and hairy stems

Use: Mass plantings in natural areas

Also:

Common Name: Cut Leaf Sumac

Scientific Name: Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'

 
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